NEW DELHI: Reliance Jio is now offering international calls at prices as low as Rs 3 per minute through its new "rate-cutter plan" that can be activated by recharging for Rs 501, according to information available on the company website.

The telco's website said that its customers can drastically reduce their international call charges by activating a rate-cutter plan.

Furthermore, calls to countries like France, Pakistan, Israel, Japan, Argentina, Denmark and South Korea can be made at Rs 4.8 per minute.

Bharti Airtel, India's leading telco recently said that it is offering best international roaming rates to its travelling customers to ensure that they are protected from bill shocks. For instance, an Airtel customer is traveling to Singapore and hasn’t activated any pack. For this destination, Airtel's daily pack costs Rs 499, and includes unlimited incoming calls, free data, SMS and calls to India. If daily usage exceeds Rs 499, Airtel will automatically activate the Rs 499 pack at no added cost.

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After PSU banks, the government is likely to infuse capital in two chronically ill telecom PSUs BSNL and MTNL, and the Union Cabinet is likely to take a decision on 4G spectrum allocation to them by the third week of the current month after DoT places the note before it for consideration.

At a high-level meeting at the PMO late Tuesday, it was also decided that the two telcos will frame a Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) to reduce their employee strength, which will be followed by a reduction in the retirement age to 58.